Gathering What’s Tangible

Gathering What’s Tangible

Flatland Gallery

May 2022

Gathering What’s Tangible brings together Open MFA’s collective response to the pandemic in the form of craft. In March 2020, the pandemic caused Open MFA’s meetings to come to an abrupt stop. Zoom and virtual meetings were a poor substitute for the participatory and energetic events held prior to the pandemic. By fall 2020, Open MFA artists had quietly dispersed. During this time of isolation and anxiety, artists turned towards materiality–many incorporating craft for the first time–as a means of connection and comfort. Open MFA’s inaugural exhibition draws connections between these works and rekindles a community founded on tactile and playful discourse. This exhibition is curated by Open MFA artist Erica Reed Lee.

Read more about this exhibition in the blog post.

Exhibition installation photos by Amanda Powers.